GAP factor 0.4% slower than flat · net elevation 6 m
Decision summary
Lower than 67% of comparable mapped races
6:00:00 total cut-off
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
Quick answers
RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Helsinki City Marathon, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.
The Helsinki City Marathon route has 226 m of ascent, 220 m of descent and an estimated 0.4% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Helsinki City Marathon route starts at Mäntymäentie street, next to the statue of Paavo Nurmi and finishes at Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Underfoot, expect road. It passes Mannerheimintie, Paavo Nurmi statue, Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Lauttasaari and seaside coastline. finish on the track at the historic 1952 Olympic Stadium.
Olympic Stadium northern market square, separate areas by distance. Traffic affected on race day around the city-centre course. 11. Pacers from 3:00h to 5:30h in 15-minute increments.
The stored route produces 226 m of ascent, while a source states 156 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.
Its normalised GAP factor is 0.4% slower than a flat course, with about 226 m of total ascent.
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